Synonyms of beak

beak

noun

ˈbēk 

1

as in mouth

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering

the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• mandible
• muzzle
• bill
• maw
• nib
• neb
• maxilla

2

as in nose

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity

the man's prominent beak gives him a somewhat aquiline appearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nose
• snout
• proboscis
• nozzle
• honker
• conk
• schnozzle
• smeller
• schnoz
• neb
• snoot
• pug
• pugnose

3

as in judge

chiefly British a public official having authority to decide questions of law

received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judge
• court
• bench
• magistrate
• jurist
• chief justice
• circuit judge
• justice
• adjudicator
• squire
• justice of the peace
• auditor
• master
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beak

The forest echoes with the calls of seabirds, like red-footed boobies, large birds with bright blue beaks and signature red feet. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits. — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

One of the more notable objects is a full Psittacosaurus skeleton, a small, plant-eating dinosaur with a distinctive beak. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Where Jacob’s process worked with the natural spontaneity (and trial and error) of human handiwork and fabric, AI probably would have just given the birds a warped beak or extra foot. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026